Edmund Braye, 1st Baron Braye
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Edmund Braye 1st Baron Braye (ca. 1484-18 October 1539), was an English
peer
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Edmund Braye was the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire
and the older brother of Sir Edward Braye
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He served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
for 1514 and of Sussex
and Surrey
in 1522. He was knighted in 1513 and in 1529 he was summoned to the House of Lords
as Baron Braye, of Eaton Bray in the County of Bedford.
Lord Braye married Jane (died on 24 Oct 1558), daughter of Sir Richard Halliwell or Hallighwell or Halywell of Holwell by Jane Norbury. He died in October 1539 and was succeeded in the barony by his son John. Lady Braye died in 1558. His eldest daughter Anne
married George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham
(c1497 - 29 Sept 1558) before 1526.
England
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Peerage
The Peerage is a legal system of largely hereditary titles in the United Kingdom, which constitute the ranks of British nobility and is part of the British honours system...
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Edmund Braye was the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
and the older brother of Sir Edward Braye
Edward Braye
Sir Edward Braye was an English Royal Navy captain, Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff and MP.He was born the son of John Braye of Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire and the younger brother of Edmund Braye...
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He served as High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
-1066–1125:*1066-c.1084: Ansculf de Picquigny*Ralph Taillebois*Hugh de Belcamp*1124 Richard of WinchesterFrom 1125 through the end of 1575, appointees to the shrievalty held the joint office of High Sheriff of Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire.-1575–1599:...
for 1514 and of Sussex
High Sheriff of Sussex
-History:The office of High Sheriff is over 1000 years old, with its establishment before the Norman Conquest. The Office of High Sheriff remained first in precedence in the counties until the reign of Edward VII when an Order in Council in 1908 gave the Lord-Lieutenant the prime office under the...
and Surrey
High Sheriff of Surrey
-List of High Sheriffs of Surrey:The list of known High Sheriffs of Surrey extends back to 1066 At various times the High Sheriff of Surrey was also High Sheriff of Sussex -1066-1228:...
in 1522. He was knighted in 1513 and in 1529 he was summoned to the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as Baron Braye, of Eaton Bray in the County of Bedford.
Lord Braye married Jane (died on 24 Oct 1558), daughter of Sir Richard Halliwell or Hallighwell or Halywell of Holwell by Jane Norbury. He died in October 1539 and was succeeded in the barony by his son John. Lady Braye died in 1558. His eldest daughter Anne
Anne Bray, Baroness Cobham
Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, born Anne Braye , was the wife of Sir George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham. She was the attendant horsewoman at Anne Boleyn's coronation as Queen Consort on 1 June 1533, and she was allegedly one of the first accusers of Queen Anne in 1536...
married George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham
George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham
George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham was an aristocrat during the early Tudor dynasty in England. A soldier and magnate, he participated in the English wars of his days and in the political turmoil following the death of Henry VIII....
(c1497 - 29 Sept 1558) before 1526.